The part that was true is that a seminary student named John Clum was appointed agent and gave the Apaches limited self-government. He gained their trust and stood with him against Geronimo. But his "reign" only lasted three years before the Army took over again and hostilities broke out again. In real life, Mary died only three years after they were married, and John moved into town and bought a newspaper.

But the movie was interesting. Bancroft and Crowley were good as the competing women who learned to understand each other. Murphy has a lot of screen presence for a short guy.